Marion County Medical Malpractice Lawyers

Dennis VanDerGinst is the President/CEO of VanDerGinst Law, one of the most successful personal injury law firms in the country. He has been a tireless advocate for his clients and a stalwart ambassador for his profession. As a result, he has been recognized as one of the best in the country by clients, peers, and other professionals. Dennis received his law degree from DePaul University in Chicago. He is licensed to practice in Illinois, Iowa, Washington D.C., and the federal courts. During his career he has represented clients in almost every state of the country. The focus of his practice has...

With over four decades of experience advocating for the rights of accident victims, Attorney James O. Cunningham’s name is synonymous with Florida Personal Injury Law. Since 1977, he has tirelessly fought to obtain fair compensation for those injured by the negligent acts of others. This dedication has earned him the reputation as one of Florida’s preeminent personal injury attorneys in the areas of:
• Auto Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Drunk Driving Accidents
• Dog Bites
• Aviation Accidents
• Boating and Water Craft Accidents
• Construction & Electrical Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Nursing Home Neglect
• Premises Liability and Inadequate Security
• Product Liability
• Wrongful Death

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The Founding Partner of The Frank Santini Law Firm graduated summa cum laude from Stetson University Law School. Prior to founding The Frank Santini Law Firm, he worked with a large Florida law firm representing corporations, banks, and insurance companies. Now, Frank Santini represents individuals who have suffered an injustice. More specifically, Frank Santini is a personal injury lawyer who handles personal injury matters from serious car accidents to mesothelioma and cancer-causing products and drugs.

Attorney Santini is a former professional wrestler and is recognized as the only known attorney in the history of the National Wrestling Alliance...

Matthew Dolman is the President and Managing Partner of Dolman Law Group, a Clearwater personal injury and civil trial law firm. Mr. Dolman focuses much of his practice on the litigation of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida. In fact he only represents plaintiffs who have been physically injured as a result of the negligence exhibited by an individual or corporation. The Dolman Law Group has not and will not represent the interests of a Florida insurance carrier. Mr. Dolman is a proven fighter for injury victims and has been honored for his many...

Michael Atter is an "A.V.-Preeminent" rate attorney. He is a graduate of the Florida State University College of Law and is a member of the Florida Bar and the Federal Bar-Middle District of Florida. After serving as an Assistant State Attorney in Jacksonville, he joined the Firm in 1981 and has served as Managing Partner since 1996. He represents injured persons in Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice cases, and individuals in the areas of Criminal and Family Law. He is married with two adult children.

His civic involvement includes serving on the Board of Directors for Five STAR Veterans Center (Currently...

I fight insurance companies, big companies, or a person who is trying to bully and railroad another person into an unfair result. I believe that the Courtroom and the American Jury is the great equalizer in civil justice. I spend my team handling auto wreck, truck accident, and premises liability cases.

At the office I am lucky that one of my law partners is my Wife Nicole, and extremely accomplished trial lawyer. My other law partner is a great friend and accomplished trial lawyer, Lee. Great people make up my team. I am excited to get to work in the morning....

Nick's roots trace back to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but he grew up in Moorestown, New Jersey, just a short 20-minute drive from the city. In 2010, an important change occurred when Nick's parents made the decision to relocate to a beach town in Northeast Florida. Instantly, Nick developed an affinity for the Sunshine State and all the boundless opportunities it offered. Throughout his time in law school, Nick honed his skills and gained invaluable experience in litigation by serving as a certified student-attorney at the South Carolina Juvenile Justice Clinic. Additionally, he interned at a Fortune 500 company, a personal injury law...

Michael Perenich is a third-generation personal injury lawyer. Guy Perenich, his grandfather, founded a personal injury law firm in Clearwater, Florida, in 1955, and Michael's father Mark Perenich is a personal injury lawyer as well. Born in Clearwater and raised in Tarpon Springs, Michael currently resides in Palm Harbor. He went on to complete his philosophy degree at the University of South Florida. Following his graduation from USF, Michael, like his father, enrolled in Loyola University's New Orleans College of Law. Michael interned as a law student for Honorable Judge Robert Morris of the Second District Court of Appeals. In addition, he participated in...

Dean H. Freeman is the managing partner of Freeman Injury Law and is proud to represent injured clients in the Miami, Plantation, West Palm Beach, and Orlando area. Mr. Freeman's long and successful career in injury law all began when he joined the U.S. Army, learning the skills of a combat medic. He obtained an honorable discharge and pursued his studies in the health sciences.
Attorney Freeman graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor's in Health Administration, which helped him in understanding the management of health organizations including several health insurance companies.
He continued on to obtain his Juris Doctor...

John is one of the youngest Board Certified Civil Trial lawyers in the State of Florida. This allows him to be called an expert in these cases. He is also AV-Preeminent rated and has won many awards for his role in the courtroom and in the community. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Georgia and Alabama with passion and compassion. John is originally from Mobile, Alabama. Florida has been his home for over a decade, but he frequently works and travels to Georgia and Alabama. He is licensed to practice law in all three states and has...

Florida native, Attorney Todd Miner, is backed with years of experience practicing law. As a former lawyer for the largest insurance company in the United States, Attorney Miner has the skills, experience, and knowledge it takes to fight against insurance corporations that wish to have accident victims’ cases dismissed. Whether a person was involved in a car accident, suffered injuries in the workplace, or was harmed by a health care professional’s negligence, he can fight to pursue maximum compensation for his clients. When you choose to work with Attorney Miner, you can rest easily knowing he will examine every element...

Corey Bundza is the managing partner at Bundza & Rodriguez. Mr. Bundza graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Communication and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida. Mr. Bundza began his legal career defending some of the nation’s largest insurance companies and their clients. Since founding Bundza & Rodriguez in 2007, he has dedicated his practice to personal injury cases and first party property damage claims. He resides in Port Orange with his wife and two daughters.

Jason Recksiedler is FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW. He is recognized as a civil jury trial expert. Jason handles claims in county, circuit and federal courts throughout the state of Florida. He served as lead counsel on cases in 19 of Florida's 20 civil circuit divisions, obtaining jury verdicts in seven different circuits. He also presented oral arguments in Florida's Second and Fifth District Courts of Appeals. He has tried Plaintiff Auto Accident, slip and fall, Civil Rights and Medical Malpractice cases, ranging from moderate to catastrophic injury and death. As a founding partner with First Choice...

Attorney Kevin Humphries attended Stetson University College of Law before he started off his legal career serving as a felony prosecutor for the state attorney’s office of the 10th Judicial Circuit. His history includes a widely diverse track record at both county and circuit court and in the state courts of the following counties: Dade, Hardee, Hillsborough, Highlands, Osceola, Pinellas, and Polk. Mr. Humphries has also litigated cases in federal court in the United States Middle District Court for Florida in Tampa. Kevin Humphries has served as a partner in private practice for more than a decade. He opened Lopez &...

Attorney Melodie López earned her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from Central Connecticut State University in 1991 before moving on to the University of Miami School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctorate in 1994. Her career began working in the public defender’s office, where she tried criminal cases. Later, she moved on to the state attorney’s office. From there, Attorney López started her civil litigation practice. It was in 2009 that she opened Lopez & Humphries, P.A., with partner Kevin Humphries. Here, they focus on many different personal injury cases, including those that involve commercial truck accidents, other motor...

Attorney Catherine M. Rinaldo, founding partner of Rinaldo Law Group,
has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for her clients.
For over 30 years, she has represented hundreds of clients in personal
injury and wrongful death cases arising from automobile negligence,
motorcycle and bicycle crashes, medical malpractice, abuse, defective
products and hotel and apartment inadequate security. She has
co-counseled and partnered with law firms from around the country to
achieve the best results for her clients.

Ms. Rinaldo prides herself in a taking a personal approach to the
representation of her clients. “When a client engages our firm, I want
them to know that their needs and concerns...

Tampa personal injury attorney Don Greiwe focuses his practice on medical malpractice, product liability, unsafe drug products, and auto accidents. Mr. Greiwe is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Greiwe is a Board Certified Circuit Court Mediator and continues to mediate cases involving personal injury and medical malpractice on a regular basis. He has been selected annually since 2007 as one of the best medical malpractice attorneys in America by the Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the...

Tampa personal injury attorney James D. Clark focuses his practice on general negligence, medical malpractice, products liability, and mass torts, which include pharmaceutical and medical products. Mr. Clark is a leading Tampa products liability and medical malpractice attorney, and is also the author of the chapter in the Florida Medical Malpractice Handbook entitled “Jury Selection” that is published by the Florida Bar. Notably, Mr. Clark briefed and presented oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of a client in 1983. The case resulted in a 9-0 decision in favor of his client that was...

Steven C. Ruth is the managing- trial attorney of The Ruth Law Team. For over 35 years he has exclusively represented thousands of families in successfully obtaining compensation for their injuries or wrongful death due to the negligent conduct of individuals, corporations, and insurance companies. He conducts jury trials involving auto, truck, and motorcycle accidents, as well as defective products, elderly abuse, and medical malpractice. He is admitted to practice before all state courts in Florida and Minnesota, the Federal Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the Federal Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of the United States...

Greg graduated with honors from the University of Florida College of Law in 1993. For the first four years of his practice, he worked for one of Jacksonville's oldest and largest insurance defense firms representing insurance companies. This background provides great insight now used to help clients maximize the value of their claims.

Greg has earned the highest rating of "AV" by the prestigious Martindale Hubbell service with a score of 5.0 out of 5.0. We also welcome you to read our firm's reviews on Google, which also score 5.0 out of 5.0.

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Leslie has dedicated her career to championing consumers – whether they were harmed by big corporations, dangerous products, medical mistakes or an unsafe environment — no issue is too big for her to tackle. She successfully prevented an incinerator from being built at University Hospital (now UF-Jacksonville), which would have polluted the air with toxic chemicals and obtained significant restrictions of other Jacksonville hospital incinerators resulting in cleaner air.
An attorney at Terrell Hogan for 19 years, Leslie is a graduate of Duke University and received her J.D. from Washington & Lee University. While in law school, she did an internship...

Attorney Dana Brooks has a diverse background in the legal and mental health fields, as she works as both a paralegal, certified family law mediator, and mental health counselor, among other professions. The day she was sworn in to the State Bar in 2008, she was named a partner at the law firm of Fasig | Brooks. She is well-known throughout Florida for her knowledge and dedication, having appeared on radio and in print as well as being honored by many of the country’s most prestigious legal honors. She is a skilled advocate and a proud member of her local...

Sanga Turnbull is the founder and principal attorney at The Turnbull Law Firm, a Florida law firm helping personal injury victims in Lakeland, Winter Haven and Orlando recover compensation for harm done to them by the negligence of others. The comprehensive personal injury practice at The Turnbull Firm includes all manner of motor vehicle accidents, nursing home neglect and abuse, slip and fall, workplace and industrial accidents, medical malpractice, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and more. Injury victims or their families are invited to call The Turnbull Firm for a no-cost, confidential consultation about any potential claims they may have.

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Paul B. Catania is a co-founder of Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers, a leading personal injury firm in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Catania earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of South Florida. He went only a few miles southwest to obtain his Juris Doctor at Stetson University College of Law. Four years after completing law school, Mr. Catania opened Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers along with his brother, Peter. Attorney Paul Catania has helped the firm recover over $500 million for accident victims and heads a team of attorneys with over 120 years of combined experience in personal injury. Mr. Catania’s...

Mr. Cressman was born in Lake Worth, Florida in 1962. Before entering college, Mark served in the U. S. Army Infantry. Mark was stationed in Ft. Lewis, Washington and Wiesbaden, Germany and was a member of the “Black Knights” of the 3rd Squadron, 5th Calvary. He earned his A.A. degree from Palm Beach Community College in 1985 and his B.A. from the University of Florida in 1988. In 1994, Mr. Cressman earned his law degree cum laude from Nova Southeastern University. There, during his third year, Mr. Cressman was an Acting Attorney General, prosecuting crimes in the...

Robert Travieso advocates for individuals that have been catastrophically injured or killed by the negligence of their healthcare providers. Robert began his legal career fighting for victims as a prosecutor in the nation's fourth largest prosecuting office, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. During his tenure, Robert served in the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Unit, Economic Crimes Unit, and Career Criminal and Robbery Unit, where he prosecuted the most violent offenders for the most violent crimes. Robert earned his law degree from The George Washington University Law School, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of The George Washington International Law Review and...

Hailing from Long Island, New York, attorney Christopher Lassen came over to the beautiful area of South Florida in his childhood. He has since become a true Floridian, completing his undergraduate Bachelor's degree with a Legal Studies major and Business Administration minor from the University of Central Florida.
He completed his law degree in Barry University of Law in Orlando, Florida and went immediately on to obtain experience with various firms in the Orlando and Boca Raton areas, working on cases anywhere from motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, medical malpractice to general plaintiff’s personal injury legal proceedings.
Having been with...

Joseph J. Rinaldi, Jr., graduated from the University of Florida in 1998 and from the University of Miami School of Law in 2002. He is licensed to practice in Florida, in both State and Federal Courts, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Memberships: Florida Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Florida Justice Association, American Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association, United District Court for the Southern District of Florida, United District Court for the Northern District of Florida, United States...

Attorney Richard Troutman was raised in Orlando and has lived in the area his entire life. He has been practicing law for over 30 years, establishing himself as one of the leading personal injury attorneys in Florida. He personally handles every aspect of his cases and offers his clients rare accessibility and availability at all times.

I am a consumer justice trial lawyer. I only represent individuals and families that have been injured, suffered a fatality or been damaged by others. A large part of my pratice involves mass tort product liabilty claims against manufacturers of dangerous drugs or other products. Another substantial area of my law practice includes seeking justice for survivors of sexual abuse, particularly sexual abuse of children. I also represent individuals harmed by environment pollutuion or exposure cases. I do a variety of general negligence cases as well.

Scott R. McMillen has been successfully handling medical malpractice cases for almost 40 years. He started his legal career as a hospital attorney, but for over 30 years, he has been exclusively representing patients and their families. He received his Doctor of Law degree from Emory University in 1979 and his B.S. in 1976 from Florida State University, majoring in Government. He has been licensed to practice law in Florida since 1980, and in Georgia since 1979. He has been recognized in "Best Lawyers in America" in the area of medical malpractice, rated a "Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters, received a...

About Personal Injury Attorney Mark Perenich Academics Bachelors in Public Administration: Loyola University New Orleans Juris Doctorate: Loyola University New Orleans Mark H. Perenich was born in Clearwater, Florida in 1956 and is the son of firm-founder, Guy N. Perenich, Esquire. Mark Perenich graduated from Loyola University New Orleans with a Bachelor of Public Administration in 1981 and a Juris Doctorate in 1984. Following graduation, he joined the firm where he is now a senior partner. Mark received the James Masters Award in 1981 and the American Jurisprudence Award in Wills & Estates and Corporations in 1983. Moot Court Member Taught business and corporate law at St. Petersburg...

Areas of practice Medical negligence Products liability Premises liability Personal injury Civil litigation Nursing home abuse Education South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2001 Stetson University College of Law, 2000-2001 Loyola University, B.A. Psychology, 1997 Memberships Florida Bar Association Hillsborough County Bar Association American Bar Association Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers) American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America)—Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association

The Young Law Firm of Florida, LLC provides companies, non-profit organizations, families, and individuals with the legal representation they need to resolve the critical issues impacting their lives and businesses. We will guide you through your concerns and help you find the right solution. You deserve legal counsel who puts your welfare first while providing aggressive advocacy, sound advice, and protection of your rights. At the Young Law Firm of Florida, we provide individualized service to ensure your needs are met. All of our clients meet with Attorney Andre T. Young and are supported by a competent team of highly...

Attorney Peter Catania co-founded Catania & Catania Injury Lawyers in 1992 to help injury victims get their lives back on track after an accident. He has helped recover over $500 million for individuals and families in Tampa when they needed it most. Mr. Catania graduated from the University of Florida and earned a Doctor of Juris Prudence from Loyola University in 1989. Following law school, he worked as a defense attorney for insurance providers and their clients. This experience gave him crucial insight into the methods insurance companies use to challenge injury claims, minimize claimants’ damages, and shift...

Kenton Sands is an experienced personal injury lawyer and active partner at Sands, White & Sands. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Mr. Sands has been practicing law since 1987. His past experience includes time spent as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as time spent at law firms in New York and Florida. He has handled cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, tax and bank fraud, internet-related offenses, mail and wire fraud, and more. Mr. Sands has an AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating possible. Contact the firm for a free consultation.